Alabama Special Session on Federal Covid Funds Quickly Moving Forward
The proposed legislation will allocate $770 billion dollars to healthcare, broadband, and sewer/water infrastructure.
The proposed legislation will allocate $770 billion dollars to healthcare, broadband, and sewer/water infrastructure.
Wednesday the Alabama Senate voted unanimously 27-0 to pass a bill that will not tax COVID relief payments and benefits received. Sponsors of the bill say it will reduce taxes on businesses in Alabama. The bill now heads to the Governor’s desk for signage into law. Categories: Coronavirus, Montgomery Metro, News, Statewide Tags: alabama covid relief, covid relief, PPP, Small…
Alabama has about six weeks to spend almost $1 billion in remaining coronavirus relief funds or the money will revert to Washington, D.C. States have until Dec. 30 to spend their share of CARES Act dollars. The state so far has spent about $850 million of its $1.7 billion allocation, according to a dashboard maintained by the state Department of…